Nazareth Outstanding Adult Students Recognized
Three Nazareth College students have been recognized for the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education (RACCE) Outstanding Adult Student Awards. Chad McDonald ‘17, Anani Serbeniuk ‘18, and Dusten Green ‘17G (pictured left to right) have been named because of their continued commitment to higher education and their academic excellence.
The RACCE Outstanding Adult Student Awards are given to candidates who show an intense dedication to their education despite the challenges adult learners typically face. In order to be considered for this award, students must show excellence in academics and an ability to balance personal and professional responsibilities while working towards a college degree.
McDonald is a social work major and father of three who not only finds time to excel in the classroom, but support his family through working two part-time jobs, and organize and coach in a local Rochester youth football program.
Serbeniuk carries a 4.0 GPA as a double major in Spanish and communication sciences and disorders while raising her 4-year-old son as a single parent. She manages to also find time to work a number of jobs, as well as volunteer with the Best Buddies program on campus that teams up with the Life Prep program.
Green is completing his master’s degree in social work through the satellite campus in Watertown, N.Y. He cares for his mother who suffered a stroke in 2016 and works full time at River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, where he works with veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nazareth is committed to offering adult students every opportunity to achieve a degree and support their professional success.
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
